Hat-pin guard.



P. OLEGHNOWICZ. HAT PIN GUARD.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 29, 1913.

1,092,586. Patented Apr. 7, 1914.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH 60.. WASHINGTON. D. 42-.

FRANK OLEGHNOWIGZ, OF MINEOL-A, NEW YORK.

HAT-PIN GUARD.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK OLECHNOWIOZ, a subject of the Czar of Russia, residing at Mineola, in the county of Nassau and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat- Pin Guards, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hat pin guards.

The object of the invention is to provide a neat and effective article of this character, which will not only positively protect the pin from possibility of inflicting injury, but will also prevent loss of the pin.

With the above and other objects in View, as will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists, generally stated, in a hat pin guard comprising a split sheath, the opposing faces of the members of which are provided with channels or grooves to receive the point of the pin, combined with means for clamping the sheath members around the pin in such manner as to shield its point, and at the same time to lock the guard upon the pin against danger of accidental separation therefrom.

The invention consists further in the various novel details of construction of a hat pin guard as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, and in which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts: Figure 1 is a view in side elevation exhibiting a hat pin with the guard of the present invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail View, partly in section, of the guard, showing the same applied to a pin point. Fig. 3 is a View similar to Fig. 1 showing the parts of the sheath distended to receive the pin. Fig. 4; is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 4- 1, Fig. 2, and looking in the direction of the arrow thereon. Fig. 5 is a perspective detail View of the sheath. Fig. 6 is a similar view of the clamping nut, and, Fig. 7 is a collective detail view, in perspective, exhibiting certain parts of the guard.

Referring to the drawing, and more particularly to Figs. 2, 3, and 5, there is exhibited one form of sheath that may be e1n ployed in conjunction with the present in vention, although as will be obvious, the precise details of this construction may be varied without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The sheath comprises two Specification of Letters Patent.

AppIication filed July 29, 1913.

Patented API'HY, 1914.. Serial No. 781,862.

straight members 1 and 2, and an approximately ovoid hollow head 3, forming an integral continuation of the legs or members 1 and 2. The latter are externally threaded and each is provided at its lower end with an out-turned extension 4; constituting a stop and on its inner face with a channel 5, which is preferably of semi-rectangular contour in cross-section, in order, that when the two legs or members are assembled, as shown in Fig. 2, a pronounced gripping action will be secured upon the pin P, which will serve to lock the guard thereto. Disposed upon the lower end portion of the two members is a thimble 6 which is provided with a clown-turned flange 7 that is designed to receive the stops 4, and thus retain the thimble in position, it being understood that the legs 1 and 2 normally flex outward, so that the stops would ordinarily rest beneath the horizontal member of the flange. In order positively to prevent disconnection of the thimble from the sheath legs,'a guide 8 is provided in the nature of a tapered sided member provided with a central orifice 9 to receive and guide the pin between the legs, a split locking ring 10 iiiserted between the walls of the guide and the thimble, and bearing upon the upper side of the flange 7 serving to prevent positively, disconnection of the guide from the thimble, and likewise the separation of the thimble from the sheath.

As will be noted by reference to Fig. 3, the opposed walls of the legs 1 and 2, when the guard is not positioned upon the pin, assume an angular position presenting a tapered opening corresponding to the taper of the point portion of the pin, and in order to bring the two legs into contact with the pin, a winged clamping nut 11 is provided which, when moved to the position shown in Fig. 3 will cause the legs 1 and 2 firmly to impinge against the pin, and thus lock the guard securely thereon. While it will ordinarily be preferred to employ a winged clamping nut as shown, it is to be understood that if preferred, the wings may be omitted, and the body-portion of the nut knurled, and obtain the same result as that secured by the arrangement shown.

It will be noted that by the arrangement of the parts, a firm gripping action can be obtained between the legs and the pin, so that positive prevention of loss of the guard will be obviated and likewise that of the pin, and also that the pin point will be which the pin is adapted to extend, and a positively shielded, so that danger of inlocking ring interposed between said guide fiicting injury will be positively precluded. and thimble, and supported upon the flanged What is claimed is zend of the latter.

5 A hat pin guard, comprising an exter- In testimony whereof I afiix my signature 1; nally-threaded split sheath provided with in presence of two witnesses. V outwardly projecting stops located at the FRANK OLECHNOWICZ. lower end of said sheath, a clamping nut Witnesses: 7 upon said sheath, a thimble having an end JOHN ZEBLISKY, V i

10 flange to engage said stops, a guide through FRAco. SAOCO. l 7

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' Washington, D. 0. 

